Posted by John Howells on 12/01/06 14:41

"Richard" <nogood@email.com> wrote

> Hi. A friend wants to be able to use a PC monitor with a DVD player.
>
> Can he buy an adaptor cable to do this?

Almost certainly not.

> I'm thinking, can he get a cable that plugs into the scart socket on his
> DVD, and the plugs into the PC "ideo in"socket?

Almost certainly not.

> I suppose he may have other "video out" options on his DVD player. Perhaps
I
> ought to suss them out.
>
> I don't think he needs a transcoder.

I think he does. Unless either the DVD player has a VGA output (hardly any
do) or the PC monitor has a specific AV in port (hardly any do).

The number five signals used by a PC are different from the four by a DVD
SCART socket. A PC monitor usually only works at a line frequency above
30kHz while the line frequency from a SCART socket is 15.6kHz. Usually you
need a AV to VGA video processor, such as
http://www.lektropacks.co.uk/view_item.php?product=1000852&&category=146,
though I have never used one.

I suggest you search Google Groups for "pc monitor dvd player" (without the
quotes) for more information.

John Howells

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